Top 10 Ways to Find Content Ideas Quickly

Many online entrepreneurs get stuck when it comes to writing their blog, newsletter or finding content for their pod or video casts. Here’s 10 quick ways to find content ideas!

1. Check your inbox or sent folder in your email. Your clients have no doubt emailed you questions right? Take those questions and answer them! Leave out your client’s name of course.
2. Take a look at your blog categories. Like most bloggers you probably have over 15 different categories that you have used in the past. Those are sure to spark some content ideas.
3. Ask TwitterVille! If you are on Twitter just post a question such as “What do you want to see covered on my upcoming newsletter?”. This is my favourite because you will be giving your newsletter readers what they want.
4. Ask your newsletter readers. Add a section in your newsletter called “Ask the Coach” and tell them how they can ask you a question. Answer this question in your next newsletter.
5. Go through your archives. You can always reuse and recycle content. There is no rule against it and it would make your life a little easier.
6. Ask for guest writers. Make a list of 5 people who would love to be a guest writer for your blog or newsletter. Email them now and ask for an article.
7. Take a chapter from your book. If you have written a book, take a chapter or even part of a chapter and create an article from it. Don’t forget to let your readers know where they can buy your book.
8. Review a book. You don’t have to read the whole book to review it. Review it as you read it. What did you just read about that inspired you? How did you enjoy the last chapter you read?
9. Cover hot topics, but don’t over do it. What is a hot topic in the news and in your industry? What article can you write about it? How can you cover it in your podcast? Just don’t over do it. What I mean by this is, writing about what everyone else in your industry has written
10. Interview an Expert. Who in your industry can you interview on your podcast? Rather post it on your blog? Make it easy on yourself and send them interview questions in an email and ask them to reply within the email. This way you can just copy and paste the answers into your blog.

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Written by Sandra De Freitas

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Add comment December 1st, 2008

An online teleprompting tool

I found this cool which is perfect for anyone who likes to read from a script whether it be a sales call, leading a teleclass, recording a podcast/videocast, …you get the point.

It’s called Free Prompter, and just by the name you probably have figured out what it does.

What you do is:

1. Copy your script into the black window on the site www.freeprompter.com.
2. Click “start”.
3. A new window will appear.
4. Press “forward” to start. Your script will start running up the window just like a teleprompter.
5. The buttons “stop” and “reverse” found on the bottom of the window will help you out while read your teleprompter. The number you see is the speed setting.
6. Play with the settings on the original window to change the font colour, size, style etc.

If you find that you need some space in between paragaraphs add a <br> to force a new line/blank line. (The ‘<br>’ code is html code )

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Written by Sandra De Freitas

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Add comment October 2nd, 2008

How to Podcast

Curious about podcasting?  What does it take?  What do I need?  How do I get started?

Check out this free tutorial written by a popular podcast, Jason Van Orden.  http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com  It’s easy to read, it’s funny and it’s fabulous!

Continue Reading Add comment September 12th, 2007